Day 31 - Lovebugs

Occasionally, Finnegan and Skye snuggle up (when they aren't wrestling).

Day 30 - Junior High Bodies

One of the things I love about junior high . . .you can have a kid the size of a high schooler right next to one who looks like they are barely out of 5th grade.  The last growth spurt I experienced happened when I too was in 8th grade.

Day 29 - Building a Density Column

Students got to measure out water (blue), corn syrup (red) and vegetable oil and then combine them all to create a density column.  More often than not, the simplest things in science class are the coolest - especially if you can recreate your experiment at home.

Day 28 - Spiderweb

I love everything about spiderwebs. . .the beautiful patterns, the superior strength of each strand, the sparkle they emit when sunlight hits them at just the right angle and the tenacity of their owners to build and rebuild and rebuild!

Day 27 - My "Meadow"

Didn't quite get the lawn mowed this weekend.  Thank goodness drier weather is headed our way (at least that's what I hear).

Day 26 - Hundreds of Haircuts

Today I had a hair appointment - this is a regular occurrence about every 5-6 weeks.  This is Jovy Javidando and she has been taking care of my hair for at least 19 or 20 years.  We had to work backwards today to try and figure that out.  You see, I've followed Jovy every time she's changed salons (4 times) and although I've lived in Everett for 7 years now, I keep making the trek to Seattle's Capitol Hill because the woman is amazing!  So to anybody who has ever complimented me on my hair, it is due in part to good genes but the rest is all Jovy.

Day 25 - Weekend

Part of my weekend plans. . .trying to grade approximately 130 science journals.  I'm exhausted just thinking about it.